Definition of marriage evolves

With to differing opinions, if the writer of the letter, "Civil institutions cannot change meaning of marriage," and others who agree with him, did even a cursory review of history they would quickly see that marriage exclusively defined as "one man, one woman" has, in fact, not been the norm.

Polygamy has been far more common among humans. And marriage has not been, as the letter stated, "defined by nature and protected by natural law." Many species, including humans through history have evidenced homosexuality, and marriage in current Western society is most definitely instituted by government to protect property rights and the transfer of wealth.

Much less damage would be done to our fellow human beings if each of us remembered that, as right or true as something may be to us, we are only able to speak, and sadly often to see, from our very individual experience and point of view.

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Definition of marriage evolves

With to differing opinions, if the writer of the letter, 'Civil institutions cannot change meaning of marriage,' and others who agree with him, did even a cursory review of history they would quickly